Antibodies against spotted fever group Rickettsia sp., in horses of the colombian Orinoquia
Journal Title: Revista MVZ Cordoba - Year 2015, Vol 20, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective. It was determined the presence of antibodies against Rickettsia sp. of the spotted fever group, in horses of 8 municipalities of the Colombian Orinoquia. Matherials and methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 246 sera from apparently healthy horses and processed by the indirect immunofluorescence test (IFI). Results. General seropositivity was (2.85%; 7/246), while by municipalities the results were, Arauca (9.1%; 2/22), Saravena (5.6%; 1/18), San José del Guaviare (4.9%; 2/41), San Martín (3.8%; 1/26), Yopal (1.9%; 1/52). It was not identified the presence of antibodies in Puerto López (0/52), Puerto Gaitán (0/15) and Villavicencio (0/20). Four of the positive samples presented titles of 1:64, while the remaining 3 1:128. Conclusions. It shows the circulation of Rickettsia sp. of the Spotted Fever Group in horses in the region of the Colombian Orinoquia, suggesting the need for further studies to understand the ecoepidemiology of municipalities with presence of seropositive.
Authors and Affiliations
Diego A. Riveros-Pinilla, MVZ *| Joven Investigador, Universidad de los Llanos.Correspondence: diegoriverosmvz@hotmail.com, Leidy Acevedo G, Microbióloga| Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias “Centauro”, Línea de zoonosis emergentes y re-emergentes, Medellín, Colombia., Andrés F. Londoño, M. Sc| Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias “Centauro”, Línea de zoonosis emergentes y re-emergentes, Medellín, Colombia., Agustín Góngora O, Dr. Sci| Universidad de los Llanos, Escuela de Ciencias Animales, Villavicencio, Colombia.
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